Rat sperm AS-A: Subcellular localization in testis and epididymis and surface distribution in epididymal sperm

Cell and Tissue Research

Volumn 318, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 353-363

  Ngernsoungnern, Apichart ^a   Weerachatyanukul, Wattana ^b   Saewu, Arpornrad ^a   Thitilertdecha, Siriporn ^a   Sobhon, Prasert ^b   Sretarugsa, Prapee ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Arylsulfatase A; Epididymis; Rat (Wistar); Sperm; Sperm maturation; Testis

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSIDE SULFATASE;

ACROSOME; ADSORPTION; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CYTOPLASM; ENDOCYTOSIS; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; EPIDIDYMIS; HEAD; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; STEREOCILIUM; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; CELL COMPARTMENTATION; CEREBROSIDE-SULFATASE; EPIDIDYMIS; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; MALE; MICROSCOPY, IMMUNOELECTRON; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

CAPUT;

EID: 8644232435     PISSN: 0302766X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00441-004-0985-4     Document Type: Article

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